Storm reports for November 15, 2001

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On November 15, 2001, 11 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 20 tornado reports were logged across 1 state. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Duval County, TX.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.6 million in property damage, $30,000 in crop damage and 7 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (36 events in 1 state). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hays County, TX (near Kyle) · Tornado F1 · $500,000 · 3 injuries
  “This F1 tornado formed immediately after a previous F1 tornado that had been observed by a Department of Public Safety Trooper along I-35 between mile markers 215 and 217 from 2.5 miles north of Kyle to 5 miles northeast of Kyle.”
• Hays County, TX (near Kyle) · Tornado F1 · $500,000 · 3 injuries
  “This first F1 tornado was observed by a Department of Public Safety Trooper as it formed some 2.5 miles north of Kyle. It moved across I-35 between mile markers 215 and 217 to 5 miles northeast of Kyle.”
• Karnes County, TX (near Karnes City) · Tornado F1 · $120,000
  “A second and more intense Karnes County tornado touched down west of Karnes City near the Wilson County line. Rated F1, it destroyed a trailer, a metal barn, and literally hundreds of trees as it moved northeast for just over two miles.”
• Travis County, TX (near Austin) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “An F1 tornado estimated to be near 1/4 mile wide formed near William Cannon Road about 1/4 mile east of I-35 in Austin. It moved northeast for just over 2 miles. In the North Bluff Estates Trailer Park, at least two dozen mobile homes sustained minor to extensive damage.”
• Travis County, TX (near Bergstrom Afb) · Tornado F1 · $80,000
  “An F0 tornado struck south of Austin near the airport. Moving from near Montopolis and Riverside Drive northeastward, it lifted up and down. At 1200 Montopolis Road, it tore the roof off the Montopolis Community Center, continued toward the Bastrop Highway, then lifted and dissipated.”
• Guadalupe County, TX (near New Braunfels) · Tornado F0 · $50,000
  “The tornado listed in Comal County above moved into Guadalupe County and dissipated after causing extensive roof damage to two barns and scattered debris in various directions. One barn was completely de-roofed.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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